Season 24/25 | The Official Match Thread | Swansea City 1 Derby County 0 | Att: 16,501 | The EFL Championship

[3swan]

Some 6 pointers for other teams , which should make us safe with us just being average over the next 6 games


April 8

Stoke v Luton

April 9

Oxford v QPR

April 12

Cardiff v Stoke

Portsmouth v Derby

April 18

Derby v Luton

April 21

Cardiff v Oxford

May 3

Derby v Stoke

Portsmouth v Hull

 

[Darran]

Dreadful match today so bored, but 3pts on the board and I enjoyed @Darran time wasting giving the ball back.

Blimey the amount of people that came onto me after the game to shake my hand is bonkers.
Funny though.

 

[Darran]

But a massive, massive 3pts.

All that mattered.

 

[3swan]

Aw Lis that’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me.

Predictive text added an R

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Aw Lis that’s the nicest thing you’ve ever said to me.

Honestly - it was a great shot of you. You looked fabulous!

 

[bakajack]

One more win against Plymouth should see us over the line.

After that I imagine that conversations with various manager candidates would have a very different atmosphere knowing that we would certainly be a Championship club again next season.

Likewise any contract talks with Darling.

 

[Darran]

Honestly - it was a great shot of you. You looked fabulous!

I usually do.

 

[Darran]

Predictive text added an R

 

[3swan]

 

[FearOfAJackPlanet]

One more win against Plymouth should see us over the line.

After that I imagine that conversations with various manager candidates would have a very different atmosphere knowing that we would certainly be a Championship club again next season.

Likewise any contract talks with Darling.

I agree in general, but I think Darling is looking for a big pay day and I think he’ll get it from somewhere. Would be surprised to see him back next season.

 

[Cooperman]

I agree in general, but I think Darling is looking for a big pay day and I think he’ll get it from somewhere. Would be surprised to see him back next season.

He’ll end up at Brum is my guess.

 

[mrploppy]

That was a tough watch but Derby's tactics contributed to that. Sheehan said he'd watched their last 4 wins (they'd won 4 of the last 5), so he clearly knew what to expect and he set us up accordingly. Derby obviously set out to bully teams - long throw ins from anywhere in the final third, lots of balls in the air (the head tennis in the first five minutes set the scene). And they time wasted from the very start. The only surprise for me is that we played Cullen up front - he looked like a little boy against their giant defenders. We're normally not very good against teams like that so 3pts is very welcome. I expect a totally different performance against Plymouth. Also, I'm so glad we didn't end up with Eustace when we were considering him a few years ago.

 

[Swans Jack]

I’d accept that argument if we’d lost. We took the 3 points.

Someone earlier mentioned Carvahal vs Liverpool. Must I remind that we beat Liverpool 1-0 by an Alfie Mawson goal.

I remember Carvahal saying something like they came to Swansea with a Ferrari and he wanted to create a traffic jam so they couldn’t get out of first gear. It worked. Now, Derby is obviously no Liverpool, so I get it.

When you come in as a new manager with a side fighting to stay up you’re likely coming into a club with a subpar squad. I think we’d all agree that our side the season of relegation from the prem and our squad this season were/are both a bit threadbare. Anyways, an ugly result is still a result.

Get your points. And don't over disagree. But as another person mentioned Derby is not Liverpool and though our team is not at level it was, we have players who are better than what was put out today. It worked. We got 3 points. But this will back fire on Sheehan if he gets role full time as we rode our luck and you won't get away with this style each week with Fulton in it.

 

[Swans Jack]

He’ll end up at Brum is my guess.

All my money he is going to Birmingham. Think the club has excepted he will be gone.

 

[Swans Jack]

That was a tough watch but Derby's tactics contributed to that. Sheehan said he'd watched their last 4 wins (they'd won 4 of the last 5), so he clearly knew what to expect and he set us up accordingly. Derby obviously set out to bully teams - long throw ins from anywhere in the final third, lots of balls in the air (the head tennis in the first five minutes set the scene). And they time wasted from the very start. The only surprise for me is that we played Cullen up front - he looked like a little boy against their giant defenders. We're normally not very good against teams like that so 3pts is very welcome. I expect a totally different performance against Plymouth. Also, I'm so glad we didn't end up with Eustace when we were considering him a few years ago.

Cullen was wrong choice for today. Also does he ever win a header. He sees it coming, but looked lost. VP on other hand his hold up play and pass has massively improved. He needed to start. Eustace I would agree too on